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On March 11th, Yahoo Japan will be donating 1o yen every time someone searches "3.11" on Yahoo Japan to organizations aiding victims of the Great Eastern Earthquake which occurred on March 11, 2011. It has…

It was recently revealed that Koya Nishikawa, Minister of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry received political donations on July 17, 2013 worth one million yen from the company that manages the building housing the Sugar Industry…

During his speech at a Coming of Age Day ceremony for LGBT residents, Nobuto Hosaka, the head of Setagaya Ward announced that he would begin considering plans for Setagaya Ward to better support same-sex couples.…

Erika is a mascot created in 2008 for the Northern Territorial Issues Campaign, whose name is taken from etupirka. Etu means beak in the language of the Ainu, the indigenous peoples of Hokkai Do, while…

A 29 year old Japanese woman who recently converted to Islam alongside her French husband has left for Syria, allegedly to join ISIS forces in that country. While the Ministry of Foreign Affairs obtained the…

On February 12, JNN reported that Shibuya Ward in Tokyo is going to submit a proposal to the ward’s parliament allowing for the issuance of certificates to same sex couples that would be legally equivalent…

Although the resolution to condemn ISIS was unanimously adopted by the Upper House on February 6, Taro Yamamoto showed his disapproval for the resolution by leaving the chamber during the process. His behavior invited significant…

In 2009, Alison Brysk published a book titled “Global Good Samaritans.” The recent hostage crisis reminded me of the book. In the book, Brysk argues that there are countries that pursue a humanitarian foreign policy…

On February 5, a resolution to condemn the act of terrorism against Japanese nationals were unanimously adopted by the Lower House of the Parliament. The resolution was originally proposed by Katsuya Okada, the head of Democratic…